The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-07-29

| Chicago ana never STIR ont OF II AGAIN
until | had to. Well, what do you sup
pose happened: When at four o'clock
| rushed into my Office in State street
and dropped into my chair, there
among the letters on my desk before
me | found an invitation to Il friends
wedding in New York. Time: to-
night; 80. rallied at my unlucky
stars. Much as I despised railroad
travelling | would have gone double
the distance to have seen that man
married. In days gone by we were
us We're Damon and Pythias. | stated
the case to my partner, and growled
like seven bears because | had not
come home Il day earlier.
"Well," said my partner, after Il mo-
ment's hesitation, IF you'd stop grow
ling and hustle about little you
might get there yet
".Man alive" | exclaimed, you're
crazy. The Pennsylvania Railroads s
New York and Chicago Limited, which
makes the fastest time of any train
east, leaves in less than an hour, and
does not arrive in New York until sew
Ell o'clock tomorrow night. The we'd
ding takes place in Il church some
where up Madison avenue. Now, how
in the name Of Heaven could [ get
shaved, pat on dress suit. and ride to
the church in half an hour
"'You'rc behind the century, said
Tom-Tom's my partner, you know.
Trust this matter to me. and I'll have
vou there before the organist strikes
up the wedding march, or you can
call on me for ten thousand bushels
of July wheat at 20.
"Wcll, l just put myself trustingly
into his hands. The first thing he
did was to start messenger oil to my
| house with my satchel, and instruc-
tions to put in my dress clothes and
two changes Of underwear. and to be
| at the Union Station by five o'clock
sharp. The next thing he did was TO
| secure Il section for me on the Penn
sylvania's Nestibuled Train for that
afternoon and it was only by luck
that he got it. Everything, | believe,
had been engaged for days ahead, but
somebody, who couldn't 90, brought
back his ticket. and so | was saved.
At five o'clock, still dusty, dirty, and
| weary, | climbed into the most luxu-
rious car it has ever been my good
| fortune To ride in. | found that the
section Of which | was the lucky pos
| SCISSOR for the trip. was Il little dellc-
iously upholstered drawing-room, with
cushions and hangings Of Il tint that
! think | have seen described some
where as crushed strawberry. The
fittings were of satin wood. and the
ceiling was decorated in silver. There
were silvered lighting arrangements
too. Not gas brackets, my friend, for
that whole train is Illuminated by elec-
tricity. Well. found that there was
Il toilet room connected with that Sec
ton of mine. which, together with the
section. could be cut off from the rest
of the train, and so if | wanted priva-
cv | could have all | wanted. | did
want it, because | had Il number Of
letters with me that | had found at
the office and that | had no time to
read carefully before | started. | shut
myself in for while with my letters.
after washing my face and hands, and
getting the porter to give me Il thor
ough brushing.
'Then [ became aware Of the fact
that WAS hungry, and so | made in
quiry as to the dining car. 1t was for
ward, was told, and | strolled thith-
er, passing through another car on my
way. Although We We're running at
the rate of fifty miles IN hour, there
was no necessity Of catching hold Of
the seats to steady myself as | went.
That train glided along as smoothly as
Il sleigh on polished runners over hard
packed snow. and | walked from one
end Of it to the other rs | would walk
through this corridor. | found the
rest Of the sleeping car in which was
located was upholstered in genaarme
blue. with woodwork of Hungarian
mahogany, and the way in which the
two colors harmonized was Il delight
ful change from what | had been used
to on the western roads. The vesti-
bule arrangement | found il most charm
inc innovation. In passing from car
to car. there was no banging to Of the
door with one hand, holding ones hat
with the other to keep it from flying
oil, and then making Il grab for the
handle OF the door of the next car, in
mortal terror Of being swung from the
platform. No, sir. 1t WAS Il step
over Il carpcted yestihulc, between vel
Vet curtainS which hid from view the